Power-clothes-wringer drive



J. A. BRIED POWER CLOTHES WRINGER DRIVE Furie 17 i924.,

Filed Oct. "ll, 1920 Htllunuumllmn "'[MMWNVENTo/Q.

Patented June 17,' 1924.

UNITED STATES e 1,491,838 PATENT oFFlCl-z.

JULIEN A. BRIED, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL L. ROGERS, OfF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

POWEBfCLOTHES-WRINGER DRIVE.

Application led October 11, 1920. Serial No. 415,996.

' more convenient for the operator.

Fig. 1 is a perspective drawing showing my new clothes wrmger drive completely set up with the clothes wringer in position over a pair of stationary tubs, and with the power -shaft of the wringer connected to a power driven washing machine.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal center cross section of the drive shaft and wringer gear housing, showing the contained gears, etc., all

as seen from back of the mechanism looking toward an observer viewing Fig. 1. v

In further detail it will be observed from Fig. 1 that the wrin er 1 is carried by and secured to a cast brac et 2 which rolls along a track 3 on the grooved rollers 4-4, and thus takes any desired position over the stationar tubs 5. The track 3 is secured to a plan 6 which in turn 4is secured to the laundry wall 7 by means of the screws 8. Another plank is also secured to the wall (numbered 9) and carries on its edge a track 10.

This latter track is for the purpose of guiding the lower part of the wringer, which 1t accomplishes by passing through a suitable groove 11 in the lower part of the wringer reverse gear box 12.

The two planks 6 and 9 are suitably spaced for ease of erection by the two straps 13.

The wringer gear box 12, as better shown in Fig. 2, contains a large bevel gear 14 connected to the lower roll of the wringer, and two bevel pinions 15-15 which transmit power in either direction to the large gear from the square power shaft 16. 'These pinions slide freely on the square shaft and are connected by a yoke 17 having` a handle 18 by means of which either one may be engaged or disengaged. The pinions being normally held in disengagement in central position by means of the springs 19--19 reacting against the collar 2O fixed to the shaft, and are held in engagement by moving the handle 18 into one of the notches 21. To afford an instantaneous release in case of emergency this handle may be instantly pushed out of the notch 21 by means of the .releasing rod 22. This rod has a striking head v23 located on its outer end (see Fig. l) and a spring 24 to always return the rod after striking to release the shifting handle 18.

The square shaft is bushed at 25 to form' bearings in the wringer gear box 12 and on its outer end 'carries an auxiliary power pulley 26 easily removable by loosening the thumb screw 34.

The wringer gear box is either integral with, or bolted to the bracket 2, in this case the latter construction is shown,l the bolts 27 shown in Fig. 1 serving this end.

The particular feature of this invention is the telescopic square power shaft, the inner solid square shaft- 16 telescopes into a larger hollow square shaft 28, this latter into another still larger one 29 and this into a still larger one '30 and which latter at its extreme end fits loosely over a square projecting end of a power delivery gear 31 suitably arranged-on a power driven washing machine 32, or is connected to any other suitable source of power. This power delivery gear 31 has a hole through its axis to pass the end of the solid section 16 of the telescopicshaft, thus permitting the solid section to be longer than otherwise would be the case, and thereby allowing of a greater extension and a gain in stability when not fully extended. y

Over the square telescopic shaft sections is arranged a round telescopic cover 33.

One section of this cover is secured to the gear box at the source of power and the other extreme is secured to the wringer gear box. This cover does not revolve with the driving shaft but simply serves as a protection against danger, and dripping oil or grease. It was omltted in Fig. 1 to show the power shaft.

The telescopic power shaft makes it possible to pull the wringer along to any position desired over the. stationary tubs, its

-weight serving to hold it wherever placed.

I claim:

L In an apparatus vof the class described, a guide, a clothes wringer supported at one end on said guide for horizontal movement therealong and projecting at right angles therefrom, a gear housing secured to the rear end of the wringer, an extensible power shaft disposed in a plane substantially parallel with said guide with one end extending into and through 'said housing and rotatably secured against axial movement therein, and power transmitting elements within said housing connecting said shaft lto said wringer.

2. In the combination recited in claim 1, the power transmitting elements comprising a-bevel gear secured to a roll shaft of the therefrom, a gear housing secured to the rear end of the wringer, an extensible power shaft disposed in a planesubstantially parallel with said guide with one end extending into said housing, gears and control mechanism for connecting said shaft with said wringer withinA said housing, a handle from the control mechanism extending out of the top of said housing for manipulation.

4. In an apparatus of the class described,

-a guide, a clothes wringer supported at one end on said yguide for horizontal movement therealong and projecting at right angles therefrom, an extensible power shaft connecting said wringer with al stationary source of power permitting the wringer to be moved axially of said shaft, said shaft comprising a plurality of hollow sections telescoping one within' the other.

5. In an apparatus of the class described,

.a guide, a clothes wringer suppcrted at one orizonta movement end on lsaid guide for therealong and projecting at right angles therefrom, an extensible power shaft connecting said wringer with a stationary source of' power and permitting said wringer to be'moved axially of said shaft alon said guide, said shaft comprising a pluralltyof hollow square sections telescoping one within the other, and a non-revolving guard secured one end to the wringer and -surrounding said shaft also comprisingla plurality of hollow sections telescoping one within the other.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, a guide adapted to be secured horizontally to a wall of a room,a clothes wringer supported at one end by the guide for horizontal movement therealong and projecting at right angles therefrom, a gear on a roll shaft of the wringer, an extensible power shaft pro'ecting at right angles from said wringer isposed in a plane substantially parallel wit said guide and operatively connected at one end with said gear and adapted at its other end for connection to a stationary source of power for transmis sion of power to said lwringer when moved to any point along said guide.

7. A power clothes wringer, al bevel gear A secured to one roll of said wringer, a power shaft arranged at right angles to the rolls ofthe wringer, two sliding reverse bevel pinions on said shaft, a housing over said gear and pinions secred to the end of the wringer and forming bearings for said shaft, means extendin out of the top of the housing for moving'se ectively either pinion bodily into engagement with said gear and of locking with the housing, with either pinion in engagement, a tri for releasing said means from locking wit the housing embracing a rod extending to the remote end of the wringer with a striking knob thereon, 1

and automatic means for disengaging either pinion bodily trom said gear upon striking the knob.

JULIEN A. BRIED.

Witnesses: 4

SAMUEL L. Rooutnsf M. D. NICHOLS. 

